Every time we want to use an apostrophe, we should stop – just like the person who made the sign about “Seed Potato’s” should have. We should think about it, keeping our fingers well away from the apostrophe key. We should consider whether we want to change a singular into a plural, whether we want to shorten a word, or whether we want to show possession.
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The puzzle of plurals
If one dairy animal that gives you milk is a cow, and two such animals are “cows”, you could be forgiven for thinking that if one little four-legged animal that gives you wool is sheep, two of them would be sheeps. You would be forgiven, but you’d still be wrong. English is like that. ItContinue reading “The puzzle of plurals”
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